X-Transbots MX Series Berserkars / Monolith (Stunticons/Menasor)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by daimchoc, Jul 15, 2017.

  1. The Smirker

    The Smirker I Hate Sam Darnold

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    Really screwey with what XTB did in terms of how they tracked collectors, but I kinda expected this to be honest. I really like this combiner's aesthetic and scale, but it's hard enough to buy this new for the price for me. As a college student, I'll say that if you're buying this new, then you have the type of money to just go for it and have fun with it. If you're worried about the pricing just for the trailer alone, you're already committing to buying other masterpiece's at this price, so what's stopping you from buying this new? For sure there were plenty of people who bought Takara's newly fangled qc nightmares at full price, so why is money an issue if you think a price of $220 is too much for the trailer? You do have a choice in what you're able to buy, but not every 3p toy is for everyone, so everyone has the right to choose. If you don't like the pricing on this set, then choose for yourself what you like. Realistically, the other 3p combiners will most likely be around the same price, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise to see the price gauge if they know they lost money on breakdown and the limbots. This hobby isn't the most expensive of mine, but I'll go down the route of just buying mib/used for this combiner. $230 for a trailer can down in price used if nobody wants to buy it for that price new or have given up collecting the trailer. I'll just have to wait a few years to get the whole team.... breakdown gang ftw. Woot.
     
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    Yeah, super disappointed when we are realistically at the end of G1 MP. (I mean who really needs or gives a fuck about defensor and some others). This was sort of the last of em.

    I mean we have DX9 and fanstoys at this point. I can’t justify that price. Another $300 gamble on some piece of shit XTB offering that will likely be as good as their pre-klaatu products.

    thankful I’m pretty much done here with this hobby with all the great products we received to date from xtb, fanstoys, takara and even kfc.
     
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  6. Unicron9

    Unicron9 Fan and customizer of the TAWYS

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    Everyone can do whatever they want, but selling my XTB stunticon team is exactly what I am going to do (EDIT: Did, they are already sold. Got them gone before my lung lobectomy surgery next week, so yay!).
    I wont go for this damn near bait and switch tactic screw-over and I will never buy anything else from X-transbots again.
     
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  7. Kevin Iaquinto

    Kevin Iaquinto 8 Strings Enthusiast

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    Best of luck with your procedure.
     
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  8. mikeszekely

    mikeszekely Not Pessimus Prime

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    Anyway, I don't think I'm going to go through the hassle of selling mine. I don't have any cracks (at least not last I checked) on Dragstrip's shoulders, but I did have to file them to get the clearance to transform them, plus I had to mod Wildrider to get some ground clearance in alt mode and Dead End's got paint issues on his thighs, plus I didn't keep the boxes. But I'm not spending $230 on a damn trailer, either. I guess XTB's Stunticons will be my alt mode guys.
     
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  9. Tazman66gt

    Tazman66gt quieted...but never silenced.

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    This is the kind of thing that sucks the enjoyment out of the hobby for me. Yea, I will end up getting the trailer, some time in the future, but it is going to be hard to find any joy in messing with it. It feels like getting to the end of a 3 year maze and your reward is a mousetrap. Oh well, not going to keep beating a dead horse, we now know what the price of admission is, so we can either say FU or pay it, not going to change much in the grand scheme of things.
     
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    So showz and tfs-express still haven't posted any updates on this, wonder why?
     
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    I’m curious how you pay for your internet service to make this post without money. Or are only you allowed to put a value on your work but anyone else who does it is money grabbing scum.

    it’s not a lie if that was what they intended when they made the comment. Even the best plans can go astray.

    I get being disappointed, but nonsensical hysterics doesn’t help anything.
     
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    im heading to china to handle this shit right now boys dont worry.
     
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    Thank god somebody is finally taking it into their own hands! I’m right here behind you from overseas! Give em hell! Tell em the Internet is not impressed!
     
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    So how does this discontent rank in the history of 3rd party tfs? I can't recall such unified unhappiness about a release, but am I missing anything? Their fb comments are almost all negative at this point.

    This is about more than the price being higher than folks would like, that happens all the time without incident. There was some really misleading stuff that xtb put out which I think makes this worse (the recent comment about faces included with the trailer the most egregious).

    Also, I canceled my preorder on the trailer. I figure the patience game is worth it on this one.
     
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    Around here? It’s an average day. We tend to moan pretty loudly when we don’t like something but almost everything still sells out, and prices keep rising, so I suspect most of us are all talk.
    Personally I was never in to XTB’s set for bot mode or combined mode, because I think FT looks better. My XTB set was only ever for alt mode because they look ok and the total price was great.
    Having said that I was tentatively considering picking up the trailer just to see how it went in combined mode - but the high price pretty quickly killed that idea.
    The high point is of course I got a very nice MotorMaster (minus trailer) for a crazy low price. And I think the bot mode on XTB and FT MotorMaster are pretty comparable, so I may even use FT’s in alt mode to get a full trailer, and XTB’s can go bot.
     
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    There was quite a bit of outrage when FT Thomas pre-order dropped about $30 higher than equivalent sized bots. The rage always feels worse with XTB cause they have a dumpster fire of a FB page that always seems to make bad decisions worse. FT is smart to keep it on the low and let things blow over.
     
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    I will buy the trailer. However, that will most likely be the last XtB purchase that I make. These guys are not FT quality, so why should I pay FT prices?

    I regret buying Monolith, and if the Fanstoys Menasor was still available, I would just sell my 5 XtB Stunticons at pennies on the dollar to replace this set.
     
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    I have my xtransbots stunticons displayed in single robot mode... Never appreciated Menasor in my life..... So I will not buy the trailer and the accessories, I can't deal with these prices now.
     
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    I realize the optics simply because the other bots were cheap but: Oh no! A combiner practically the same price as every. other. combiner.

    And while I prefer FT over XTB typically, XTB is the competition and they have created some damn good MP toys.
     
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